I was browsing through old thread because...uh, well, I don't have a good reason, I just was, and I was looking at the ones I posted in, and came across one that was titled "what would just make your day?" I wondered what my posts were, so I clicked on it. I also wondered who would make a thread like this, and if I remembered them. I scroll to the top.
It was me. I made that thread. I was reading my own thread from 8 years ago. :omg::blushing:
Did it make your day? Did your past-self just semi-predicated what would happen almost a decade into the future? 😉
I did not even notice that, Puma. 😮
Damn, if we noticed when it we were on the 1999 page, I could have posted Prince's "Party like it's 1999" song.... 🤭
That is a tremendously sad and tragic situation, Fountain.
Your brother is a human-parasite, and your mother's maternal instinct (which nature has designed to be extremely powerful, to protect the species) has her tied up in the position of being his enabler. :sad:
I can't think of any way a situation like that can be fixed, I just feel very sorry for your mother.
However, you should be very proud of yourself, because despite being brought up in the same environment, you have not ended up like your brother. :thumbup:
He's taking classes at a technical school in a neighboring county, so he pretends he's got this busy schedule, though he's only gone for about ten hours a week. Half the time if I drive by my mother's house on days when she's at work and he's supposed to be at school he'll be there, though. I only tell her if she asks, since he's broken her heart so many times over the years. She's in denial about him and he takes advantage of it because he knows she doesn't want to be disappointed. He pretends to be doing something with his life and she pretends to believe it. The curriculum he's taking was only for a year and he's already stretched that into two, going on two-and-a-half years when it's all said and done. Eventually it'll come to light that he hasn't been going to class and there will be a giant fight but ultimately, nothing will change. He's an addict and she's afraid that if she kicks him out of the house he'll end-up dead. So they'll have a big blow-up, things will be very contentious around there for a while and then the whole cycle will start-over again for the one-hundredth time.
You may be wondering what his end-game is. Well, my grandfather is wealthy and my mother is inheriting houses when he dies, so my brother feels like if he hangs around until my grandfather passes-away he can force her to let him live in one of the houses (and sadly, he's right); so he's just spinning his wheels and making everyone's life Hell until then.
I'd swear i've seen your brother somewhere but wasn't entirely sure....but now i remember, i recognise him from an anime he was starred in, tell him that i'm one of his fans, bought the series! :thumbup:
I'd swear i've seen your brother somewhere but wasn't entirely sure....but now i remember, i recognise him from an anime he was starred in, tell him that i'm one of his fans, bought the series! :thumbup:
He's a piece of work, seriously.
If you met him you really would think he was straight out of a tv show.
Is that a literal "jail", or a metaphorical "jail"?
Either way, I hope you are able to find a way out of that situation, Loner.
Oh this is a metaphorical jail thankfully haha. I'm just going back to work in an office after more than 1 year of complete and absolute outdoor freedom and it feels terrible but I'm not really to be pitied here. At all.
Oh this is a metaphorical jail thankfully haha. I'm just going back to work in an office after more than 1 year of complete and absolute outdoor freedom and it feels terrible but I'm not really to be pitied here. At all.
Phew!...metaphorical is a relief to hear - I did not think you were the type of person to end up in a real jail, you are too intelligent.
Ah, yes being enclosed in an office would certainly be very frustrating for those that prefer to be outside.
Would having pictures of beautiful landscapes somewhere where you could see them in the office, help?....even a little bit?
Ah, yes being enclosed in an office would certainly be very frustrating for those that prefer to be outside.
Would having pictures of beautiful landscapes somewhere where you could see them in the office, help?....even a little bit?
Oh I do put landscapes on the wall, don't worry about that. I wish I wouldn't have to work so many hours though, I work more than 45h/week, it's too much when you're not a careerist. But again I chose to work there so what am I complaining about, I don't know :idontknow:
If I were to keep a regular journal, I wonder how many entries would start with "so, while I was crying in the shower today..." - probably all of them.
If I were to keep a regular journal, I wonder how many entries would start with "so, while I was crying in the shower today..." - probably all of them.
Sarah, it might do you some good to start a regular journal. It'll help get your feelings out and help you see the problems before you so you can better overcome them. You just need to find some way to get your feelings and stressors off your chest.
Sarah, it might do you some good to start a regular journal. It'll help get your feelings out and help you see the problems before you so you can better overcome them. You just need to find some way to get your feelings and stressors off your chest.
I second this, public or private, journals are a great way to work out your thoughts in a productive and healthy manner.
And it doesn't have to be traditional if you don't want it to be either! I always found when I did it that way it would just end up the same entry over and over. "Today I didn't do this, I will suck until I do this...like I said yesterday." Or something along those lines.
Now when I write I tell stories or create dialogues between characters. They're still my thoughts on the page, but I have a much easier (and much more fun of a) time doing it.
But yes, I highly recommend journalling or writing! :thumbup:
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